Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than White Fish Lake 128: 388 mm a year
Nights in January average −19.1°C. About 202 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 91% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for White Fish Lake 128 come from Lac la Biche, 50 km north, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in White Fish Lake 128 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about White Fish Lake 128’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in White Fish Lake 128 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 202 days, 20°C on 82
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. On about 41 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 388 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 78 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Precipitation: Vegreville, 93 km away (Lac la Biche records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in White Fish Lake 128
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with White Fish Lake 128’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 22 May to about 17 September, some 118 days in a normal year.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 65 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
The humidex tops 30 on about 8 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to White Fish Lake 128’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Lac la Biche
Lac la Biche is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 50 km north |
| Station altitude | 567 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Vegreville, 93 km |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −46.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.7°C |
| Average wind | 9.6 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Vegreville, 93 km |
How White Fish Lake 128 compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share White Fish Lake 128’s would only repeat its figures. White Fish Lake 128 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 40–48 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Fish Lake 128 Lac la Biche | 23.1°C | −19.1°C | 388 mm |
| Saddle Lake 125 40 km · Vegreville | 23.5°C about the same | −19.0°C about the same | 388 mm |
| St. Paul County No. 19 44 km · Cold Lake | 23.6°C 0.5°C warmer | −19.6°C 0.5°C colder | 437 mm |
| Smoky Lake 48 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C 0.5°C warmer | −17.8°C 1.3°C milder | 473 mm |
White Fish Lake 128 weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8.8°C | −19.1°C | −13.9°C | 19 mm |
| February | −5.2°C | −16.8°C | −11.0°C | 12 mm |
| March | 0.1°C | −11.2°C | −5.6°C | 17 mm |
| April | 9.2°C | −3.1°C | 3.1°C | 28 mm |
| May | 16.8°C | 3.4°C | 10.1°C | 41 mm |
| June | 20.6°C | 8.2°C | 14.5°C | 60 mm |
| July | 23.1°C | 11.2°C | 17.2°C | 71 mm |
| August | 21.9°C | 9.5°C | 15.7°C | 50 mm |
| September | 16.4°C | 4.6°C | 10.5°C | 35 mm |
| October | 8.2°C | −1.5°C | 3.4°C | 23 mm |
| November | −1.3°C | −9.7°C | −5.5°C | 17 mm |
| December | −7.4°C | −17.1°C | −12.3°C | 16 mm |
| Year | 7.8°C | −3.5°C | 2.2°C | 388 mm |
December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.6°C; June the least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −41.8°C (2009) and 17.6°C (2019).
Where White Fish Lake 128’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Lac la Biche, 1991–2020.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: a snowfall figure (none within 100 km), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about White Fish Lake 128’s climate
How warm does White Fish Lake 128 get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 23.1°C.
How cold does White Fish Lake 128 get in winter?
Lows sink to −19.1°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does White Fish Lake 128 get?
388 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (71 mm); the driest, February (12 mm).
Are these figures for White Fish Lake 128 itself?
Not really: Lac la Biche, the closest location with normals, lies well away from White Fish Lake 128.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for White Fish Lake 128 →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).